Election 2010
CANEGROWERS Elections 2010
CANEGROWERS Elections 2010 Information Booklet (150kb)- District Nomination Forms can be found at the bottom of this page - please scroll down
ARTICLE: Election nominations open 1 February 2010
Nominations for CANEGROWERS local company Director Elections (except Mossman and Innisfail) open Monday, 1 February 2010.
CANEGROWERS Queensland will be conducting 15 of the 17 elections, with Mossman and Innisfail to conduct their elections locally.
“Members wishing to nominate for director or Area Committee positions for the 3-year term of office (2010-2013) have until 5 pm on Monday, 22 February 2010 to submit a nomination,” returning officer Greg Trost confirmed this fortnight.
“All members are encouraged to consider how they can participate in the running of the CANEGROWERS local companies.
“Of course, each CANEGROWERS directors’ Election is a democratic process which seeks to have the best candidates nominate based on merit, with eligible growers both men and women of all ages and from a range of farm sizes being encouraged to nominate as candidates for these important CANEGROWERS elected positions,” he said.
Mr Trost is working with each CANEGROWERS local company for the preparation of the official roll for the election process.
“Members are urged to ensure that their membership records are up to date. The official roll for each election is to be finalised by 5 pm on Monday, 22 February 2010”, he said.
SINGLE MACKAY AREA ZONE
Mackay has consolidated its local process and will now elect 11 Committee representatives for a single Mackay Area zone, replacing the former four zones in the Mackay Area (Farleigh, Marian, Pleystowe and Racecourse).
The streamlined process gives one vote to growers who have farms in the same name in more than one of the former four zones. Previously growers held one vote per farm held in the same membership name in each of the prescribed zones. The Plane Creek Area Committee election requires four representatives to be elected.
“On completion of the Area Committee elections, the local Mackay Company will conduct appointments for the nine-person directorship for Mackay Canegrowers Limited from the elected representatives, with seven directors coming from the Mackay Area and two from the Plane Creek Area.
These appointments are scheduled to be completed prior to the commencement of the next term of office on 1 May 2010,” said Mr Trost.
MOSSMAN & INNISFAIL
“The remaining two elections - Mossman and Innisfail - are to be conducted as part of the company Annual General Meeting or General Meeting scheduled to be held in April 2010. The number of directors required for these elections is four and five respectively,” said Mr Trost.
Fifteen out of the total of 17 CANEGROWERS local elections are to be run simultaneously using the same timetable. For these elections, a total of 98 candidates are required to fill the elected positions on offer.
Important dates:
- Nominations open – 1 February 2010
- Nominations close – 22 February 2010 (5 pm)
- Official Rolls close – 22 February 2010 (5 pm)
- Ballot papers posted – 16 March 2010
- Ballot papers returned – 7 April 2010 (5 pm)
- Counting of votes – 10 and 11 April 2010
- Election results declared – 13 April 2010
- Term of office starts – 1 May 2010
Growers seeking further information on the election requirements or process should contact their local CANEGROWERS office or the Returning Officer, Greg Trost, on 1800 177 159.n
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